J.R.R. TOLKIEN COLLECTION SECONDARY MATERIAL RELATING TO J. R. R. TOLKIEN, 1938- PRINTED LITERATURE

Parts of Series 5.1:

Assorted Press Clippings
Published Bibliographies, Criticism, and Reviews
Unpublished and Near-print Scholarship
Letters
Interviews
Biographical Material
University Collection
Exhibition Catalogues
Live Theater, Music, Musicals, and Radio Broadcasts
Motion Picture Related
Course Outlines and Teaching Aids
Announcements, Advertisements, and Catalogues
Promotional Material
Miscellaneous

All books and serials maintained in the J.R.R. Tolkien Collection are cataloged in MARQCAT, the Raynor Memorial Libraries electronic catalog. Additional secondary materials documenting the work and legacy of J.R.R. Tolkien are maintained within these collections at Marquette University:<

Dr. Richard E. Blackwelder Collection
Grace E. Funk Tolkien Collection
S. Gary Hunnewell Collection
Series 6 - Periodical Literature Tolkien

 

Series Box Folder Folder Title
- - - Assorted Press Clippings (arranged chronologically)
5.1 1 1 1957-1973
5.1 1 2 1974-1977
5.1 1 3 1978-1987
5.1 1 4 1988-
5.1 1 5 Articles on Tolkien in Scandinavian newspapers, 1968, 1983
5.1 1 6 Foster, Michael A., Articles published in Prairie Sun, 1977, 1978, 1980
5.1 1 7 Sale of Unwin Hyman to Harper Collins Publishers, press clippings from British periodicals, July 1990.

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Series Box Folder Folder Title
- - - Published Bibliographies, Criticism and Reviews (arranged chronologically)
5.1 1 8 Reviews of Scholarly Works and Poetry of Tolkien in English and German Journals. Included are reviews of A Middle English Vocabulary, A Northern Venture, Leeds University Verse, Sir Gawain and the Greene Knight, and Beowulf: The Monsters and the Critics, 1922-1925, 1937, 1964, 1968-1970.
5.1 1 9 Book reviews of JRRT's Popular Works, 1938, 1954-1957, 1966-1967, 1977, 1980, 1981
5.1 1 10 Book reviews of secondary material pertaining to J.R.R. Tolkien, 1977
5.1 1 11 Resnik, Henry. "The Hobbit-forming World of J.R.R. Tolkien," Saturday Evening Post, Vol. 239, No. 14 (July 2, 1966): 90-94.
5.1 1 12 Castell, Daphne. "The Realms of Tolkien," New Worlds SF, Vol. 50, No. 168, August 6, 1966.
5.1 1 13 Norman, Philip. "The Prevalence of Hobbits," The New York Times Magazine, January 15, 1967, pp. 30+
5.1 1 14 Norman, Philip. "The Hobbit Man," Sunday Times, January 15, 1967 (Same as New York Times article, "The Prevalence of Hobbits")
5.1 1 15 Hayes, Noreen, and Robert Renshaw. "Of Hobbits: The Lord of the Rings," Critique, 9:2 (1967) pp. 58-66
5.1 1 16 Plimmer, Charlotte and Denis. "The Man Who Understands Hobbits," Daily Telegraph Magazine, March 22, 1968
5.1 1 17 Hill, Richard. "Hobbit Books Make Good Reading - Tolkien Trilogy Useful," Florida Council of Teachers of English Newsletter, Vol. 18, no. 3 (April, 1968), pp.2-3
5.1 1 18 West, Richard. "An Annotated Bibliography of Tolkien Criticism," Extrapolation, Vol. 10, December, 1968, pp. 17-45
5.1 1 19 An Afternoon in Middle Earth, November 30, 1969, Studio Theatre, Midlands Art Centre, Cannon Hill; Hill, Joy, "Daily Life in Middle Earth;" Klein, Peter, "The Mill on the River Cole;" Brace, Keith, "The Exclusive 'Sport' of Modern Literature"
5.1 18 25 Various authors, "Tolkien--the man & the myth Forum," Isis: The Oxford University Magazine, 13 February 1971, 5-9.
5.1 2 1 Reilly, R. J., introduction and chapter five of Romantic Religion: A Study of Barfield, Lewis, Williams, and Tolkien, Athens, GA: University of Georgia Press, 1971, pp. 1-12, 192-226.
5.1 2 2 Cater, Bill. "The Lord of the Legends" January 2, 1972; Unwin Rayner, "Report on the Hobbit;" Hill, Joy, "Letters to Tolkien"
5.1 2 3 Patterson, Nancy-Lou. "Tree and Leaf: J.R.R. Tolkien and the Visual Image," The English Quarterly, Vol. 7, no. 1, Spring, 1974, pp. 10-26
5.1 2 4 Begg, Ean C.M. "The Lord of the Rings and the Signs of the Times," Guild for Pastoral Psychology, n.d.
5.1 2 5 Allan, James. "A Speculation on The Silmarillion," TR Graphics, circa 1976-1977 (photocopy)

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Series Box Folder Folder Title
- - - Published Bibliographies, Criticism and Reviews (arranged chronologically), continued,
5.1 2 6 Tolkien, Christopher. "The Silmarillion, A Brief Account of the Book and Its Making," Houghton Mifflin, 1977, 5 pp.
  2 7 Ready, William. Review of J.R.R. Tolkien: A Biography, by Humphrey Carter, The Citizen, Ottawa, 1977 July 2
5.1 2 8 Two reviews of The Silmarillion, The Sunday Telegraph, September 18, 1977; The Financial Times, September 15, 1977
  2 9 Ready, William. A review of The Silmarillion, by J.R.R. Tolkien, The Citizen, Ottawa, 1977 September 24
5.1 2 10 Nordhjem, Bent. "In Quest of Tolkien's Middle-earth: On the Interpretation and Classification of The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien (with an Old English Word-list)," Scandinavian Views on Science Fiction, Selected Papers from the Scandinavian Science Fiction Festival, 1977, Copenhagen, 1978, pp. 17-42.
5.1 2 12 Amis, Kingsley. "Beerand Beowulf," (review of The Inklings) New Statesman, October 20, 1978
5.1 2 13 Cecil, David. "Oxford's Magic Circle," (a review of H. Carpenter's The Inklings), Books and Bookmen, January, 1979
5.1 2 14 Kerr, Martin. "J.R.R. Tolkien and 'That Noble Northern Spirit'," White Power, January/February 1979, p.10
5.1 2 15 Davenport, Guy. "Hobbits in Kentucky," New York Times, February 23, 1979
5.1 2 16 LeGuin, Ursula K. "The Staring Eye," The Language of the Night: Essays on Fantasy and Science Fiction, 1979 (Excerpt)
5.1 2 17 Salu, Mary, and Robert T. Farrell. J.R.R. Tolkien: Scholar and Storyteller, Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1979 Parts One and Three photocopied from this book (Circulating copy available in general collection)
5.1 2 18 "Adunaic: The Language of the Numenoreans," by Rumil of Cameloford. Ezellohar Books: The Middle Earth Library, January 1980, Issue 1. Included in this folder is a hand-bill, "Aragon for President," written in Elvish
5.1 2 19 Flieger, Verlyn. "Poetic Diction and Splintered Light," circa 1980
5.1 - - McClatchey, Dr. Joseph.
5.1 2 20 Poems, published, 1981-1982
5.1 2 21 Book reviews, published, 1972
5.1 2 22 Articles, published, 1976-1982
5.1 2 23 Shippey, T.A. "Goths and Huns: The Rediscovery of the Northern Cultures in the Nineteenth Century," The Medieval Legacy: A Symposium, Odense University Press, 1982, pp. 51-69.
5.1 2 24 Rateliff, John D. "J.R.R. Tolkien: 'Sir Topas' Revisited," Notes and Queries, Vol. 29, no, 4, August 1982, p. 348
5.1 2 25 Airwaves, Vol. 11, no. 11, September 1982, article on Lord of the Rings "marathon" broadcast and reviews of Tolkien and The Inklings by H. Carpenter, on pages 8 and 11, respectively
5.1 2 26 "The Return of Tolkien," Sunday Times Magazine, September 19, 1982, pp. 82-85
5.1 2 27 Bryce, Lynn. "The Influence of Scandinavian Mythology on the Works of J.R.R. Tolkien," Edda-Hefte 2, 1983, pp. 113-119

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Series Box Folder Folder Title
- - - Published Bibliographies, Criticism and Reviews (arranged chronologically), continued
5.1 3 1 Thomson, George H. "Annotated Checklists of Early Reviews of Books by J.R.R. Tolkien," and "Annotated Checklists of Early and Minor References to Tolkien and his Works", appearing in issues 40, 41, 43, 45-47, 49, 51 of Mythlore from 1984-1987.
5.1 3 2 Foster, Michael A. "In the Ring-Maker's Hand: How J.R.R. Tolkien Revised the Manuscript of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings," new and expanded version of earlier papers of the same title, unpublished typescript, 92 pages, July 1987.
5.1 3 3 Raggett, Ned A. "The Lord of the Rings: Tolkien's Creation," an analysis of people, settings, characters, conflicts, and themes, written by a high school sophomore for an advanced placed British literature course at Coronado (California) High School, 80 page typescript, 1987.
5.1 3 4 Burns, Marjorie. "J.R.R. Tolkien: The British and the Norse in Tension," Pacific Coast Philology, Vol. 25 Nos. 1-2, November 1990, pp. 49-59.
5.1 16-OS - Parks, Louis. "Tolkien's Magic World," Houston Chronicle, 27 October 1991. (2 mylar envelopes)
5.1 3 5 Jackson, Crispin. "J.R.R. Tolkien," Book and Magazine Collector, No. 95, February 1992, pp. 4-18.
5.1 3 6 Shepherd, Kenneth. "Tolkien Entry," Contemporary Authors, New Revision Series, Volume 36, 1992, pp. 415-421
5.1 3 7 Tagliaferri, Marina. "Hobbiton 2," Carnia: Alpe Verde, March 1995. Article on Italy's Tolkien Society. (Italian)
5.1 3 8 Hostetter, Carl. "Sir Orfeo: A Middle English Version by J.R.R. Tolkien," J.R.R. Tolkien, 30 May 1997, Eighth Annual J.R.R. Tolkien Symposium, Williamstown, Massachusetts.
5.1 3 9 Hammond, Wayne and Christina Scull. "J.R.R. Tolkien: The Achievement of His Literary Life," Mythlore, Vol. 22.3, Winter 1999, pp. 27-37.
5.1 3 10 Shippey, Tom, Jane Chance, Verlyn Flieger; and Brian John Rosebury. "Deconstruct This: J.R.R. Tolkien," The Chronicle of Higher Education: The Chronicle Review, September 2001

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Series Box Folder Folder Title
- - - Published Bibliographies, Criticism and Reviews (arranged chronologically), continued
5.1 3 11 Mills, David. "The Writer of Our Story: Divine Providence in The Lord of the Rings." Touchstone: A Journal of Mere Christianity, January/February 2002, pp. 22-28.
5.1 3 11 Podles, Leon J. "The Heroes of Middle-Earth: J.R.R. Tolkien & the Marks of Christian Heroism." Touchstone: A Journal of Mere Christianity, January/February 2002, pp.29-32.
5.1 3 11 Abromaitis, C.N. Sue. "The Distant Mirror of Middle-Earth: The Sacramental Vision of J.R.R. Tolkien." Touchstone: A Journal of Mere Christianity, January/February 2002, pp.33-39.
5.1 3 11 Podles, Mary. "Tolkien & the New Art: Visual Sources for The Lord of the Rings." Touchstone: A Journal of Mere Christianity, January/February 2002, pp.41-47.
5.1 3 11 Nelson, Dale. "Rings of Love: J.R.R. Tolkien & the Four Loves." Touchstone: A Journal of Mere Christianity, January/February 2002, pp.48-50.
5.1 3 11 Caledcott, Stratford. "The Lord & Lady of the Rings: The Hidden Presence of Tolkien's Catholicism in The Lord of the Rings." Touchstone: A Journal of Mere Christianity, January/February 2002, pp.51-57 .
5.1 3 12 Wendorf, Thomas A. "Green, Tolkien and the Mysterious Relations of Realism and Fantasy," Renascence: Essays on Values in Literature, Vol. LV No. 1, Fall 2002
5.1 3 13 Pearce, Joseph. "True Myth: The Christian Nature of the Lord of the Rings," The Response, Seattle Pacific University, Vol. 25 No. 1, Winter2002, pp. 8-9.
5.1 6 6 Rateliff, John D. "The Hobbit" Classics of Fantasy online column #18. Wizards of the Coast (December 2003)
5.1 3 14 Ross, Alex. "The Ring and the Rings: Wagner vs. Tolkien," The New Yorker, December 22 & 29, 2003, pp. 161-165
5.1 17 14 "The Catholic Genius of J.R.R. Tolkien," St. Austin Review, Vol. 8, No. 4 (July/August 2008); entire issue devoted to Tolkien.
5.1 18 18 Cilli, Oronzo, "The Educational Value of Esperanto: The word of Tolkien in the The British Esperantist 1933," Translation of online Italian language article, 2014 March 24.
5.1 18 19 "J. R. R. Tolkien: The Mind of a Genius," Special Newsweek Edition, 2017.
5.1 18 19 "J. R. R. Tolkien: The Genius Behind Middle-Earth," Special Newsweek Edition, 2018.
5.1 18 19 "J. R. R. Tolkien," Special Newsweek Edition, 2019.
5.1 17 15 Badger, Keith. "In Search of Bombadil: Tracking J.R.R. Tolkien's Keeper of the Forest," Parabola, Vol. 45, No. 3 (Fall 2020); pp. 102-109.

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JRR Tolkien Collection
Series 5.1

Series Box Folder Folder Title
- - - Unpublished and Near-Print Scholarship (arranged chronologically by author),
5.1 3 15 Kilby, Clyde S. "Many Meetings with Tolkien," an edited typescript of remarks made at the December 1966 Tolkien Society of America meeting
5.1 3 16 Rogers, Deborah Webster. conference papers and presentations, typescripts.
5.1 3 16 "Good Guys, Bad Guys: A Clarification of Tolkien," 8 pages, circa 1967.
5.1 3 16 "Transportation in the Fiction of C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien," 6 pages,October 1970.
5.1 3 16 "Everyclod and Everyhero: The Image of Man in Tolkien," 8 pages (page 2 missing), April 1971.
5.1 3 16 "Medieval and Other Ladies in the Fiction of Lewis and Tolkien," 11 pages, May 1971.
5.1 3 16 "Old Solar and Moon-Runes: A Study of Vehicles of Communication in the Fiction of Lewis and Tolkien," 7 pages, October 1971.
5.1 3 16 "Food and Drink in the Fiction of C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien," 6 pages, May 1972.
5.1 3 16 "Color: The Middle Ages, C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien," 7 pages, circa May 1972.
5.1 3 16 "Tolkien, Lewis, and the Utopian Tradition," 5 pages, March 1973.
5.1 3 16 "Heros: C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, and the Middle Ages," 6 pages, Spring 1973.
5.1 3 16 "A Dealer in Magic and Spells: Magicians," (a version of chapter 6 of 1972 Ph.D. dissertation) 16 pages, Fall 1973
5.1 3 16 "The Re-Conquest" (a short story), 9 pages, n.d.
5.1 3 18 Rogers, Deborah Webster. The Fictitious Characters of C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien in Relation to Their Medieval Sources,Ph.D. dissertation, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1972, 154 page typescript.
5.1 3 17 Broen, A.C.M. "Tolkien and his Secondary World," essay in typescript submitted to a Dutch university, circa 1970
5.1 4 1 Melmed, Susan Barbara. John Ronald Reuel Tolkien: A Bibliography, Johannesburg, University of the Witwatersrand, Department of Bibliography, completed in fulfillment of a degree in librarianship, 1972.
5.1 - - McHugh, Michael John.
5.1 4 2 "Tolkien's Ideolect," circa 1974
5.1 4 3 "Tolkien Dictionary," Section I, Persons, Beasts and Monsters, circa 1974
5.1 4 4 "Tolkien Dictionary," Section II, Places, circa 1974
5.1 4 5 "Tolkien Dictionary," Section III, Things, circa 1974
5.1 4 6 Kilby, Professor Clyde S. Typescript of unpublished chapter summarizing The Silmarillion, from Tolkien and the Silmarillion (1976) circa 1974-75

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Series Box Folder Folder Title
- - - Unpublished and Near-Print Scholarship (arranged chronologically by author), continued,
5.1 4 7 Curtis, Anthony. "Remembering Tolkien and Lewis," British Book News, 1977, Typescript and Galleys
5.1 2 11 Foster, Michael A. "In the Ring-Makers Hand: J.R.R. Tolkien's Patterns of Revision in 'The Council of Elrond' from The Fellowship of the Ring Manuscripts," January 14, 1978, Unpublished course paper, 33 pages.
5.1 4 8 Rogers, Deborah Webster, and Ivor A. Rogers. J.R.R. Tolkien: A Critical Biography (1980), manuscript, typescript with corrections, 142 pages, circa 1979.
5.1 - - Blackwelder, Richard E.
5.1 5 1 The Names of Kelvar and Olvar, circa 1980. A concordance of names of animals (kelvar) and plants (olvar) appearing in The Hobbit, Lord of the Rings, The Silmarillion, and Unfinished Tales. Elves, hobbits, and men are included in this work as groups of peoples, as are many other beings native to Middle-earth. All are cross-referenced under various appellations (e.g. under MEN OF EOTHED are listed Horsemen of Eothed, Horsemen of the North, Men of Rhovanion, Riders, etc.). Where necessary, a brief definition, translation from the Evilish, or description of the group is given. Each entry is followed by the specific Tolkien book(s) and /or reference book(s) in which each citation appears, accompanied by specific page numbers. 129 page unpublished typescript.
5.1 5 2 Names of Tolkien Individuals, December, 1980. A concordance of names of characters appearing in The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion. The work includes an identification of each character, the specific Tolkien book(s) in which each appears, and the number of pages on which each is cited in Tolkien's books, as well as in three reference books on Tolkien's work. 186 page unpublished typescript
5.1 5 3 Names of Groups of Kelvar and Olvar, 1981. A revision and expansion of his earlier concordance, this edition is an alphabetical list of "groups" of living things cited in The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, The Silmarillion, and Unfinished Tales, as well as four reference works. The listing includes all of the individuals of the group that Tolkien or his indexers cited by name, such as species of kinds, families, political or social classes or groups, nationalities, and dynasties. 131 page unpublished typescript
5.1 5 4 Names of Tolkien Individuals, August, 1983. A revision and expansion of his earlier concordance, this edition includes the names of the individuals cited in The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings (including Appendix and index), The Adventures of Tom Bombadil, The Road Goes Ever On, Guide to the Names in Lord of the Rings, The Silmarillion, and Unfinished Tales, as well as five reference books on Tolkien's work. 228 page unpublished typescript.
5.1 5 5 Blackwelder, Richard E. Tolkien Phraseology, a supplement/companion to the introduction to Blackwelder's A Tolkien Thesaurus, Garland Publishing, 1990. 16 page booklet. Distributed free of charge upon request by the Tolkien Archives Fund, Marquette University, Department of Special Collections and University Archives.
5.1 6 1 Christopher, Joe R. Musings Beneath a Tree of Amalion, Booklet of Poetry, 31 pages, 1981
5.1 6 2 Hunnewell, Gary. Halfast Thinking, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Mythcon 18, 1987. Small pamphlet with Middle-earth humor and fan quotations and proverbs, 22 pages.
5.1 6 3 Pronunciation guides to The Lord of the Rings: Typed listing taken from the audio recording prepared by Christopher Tolkien for the BBC, 5 pages, 1980; Guide and analysis prepared by Nancy Martsch, including Elvish language, Quenya, Sindarin, Khuzdul, Entish, Black Speech, and Mannish Tongues, 7 pages, handwritten, 1987
5.1 6 4 Wheeler, Don. "Embracing the Infinite Recesses: Boethian Episodes and Figures in the Writings of Lewis, Tolkien, and Williams," unpublished paper, 10 page typescript, 1988; "Providence and Choice in the Fiction of Lewis, Tolkien, and Williams: Embracing the Infinite Recesses," Ph.D. dissertation prospectus, 9 page typescript, 1990.
5.1 6 5 Kranz, Gisbert. Tolkien in aller Welt, Offentliche Bibliothek der Stadt Aachen, booklet prepared for the International Tolkien Symposium, 1992. (German)
5.1 15 12 Jacobsen, Leif. "The Undefinable Shadowland: A Study of the Complex Question of Dualism in J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Unpublished course paper, spring term 1997, Lund University, Sweden, 17 pages.
5.1 15 12 Jacobsen, Leif. "The Quest for the Empirical Hobbt: A Comparative Study of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings." Unpublished term paper, autumn term 1997-1998, Lund University, Sweden, 39 pages.
5.1 6 24 McCoy, Sean T. and Nicholas Cole. The Lord of the Rights: A Journey Through J. R. R. Tolkien's Intellectual Property. 10 page booklet with two essays on copyright issues in Tolkien. Hand-sewn binding. Burn marks to simulate fire damage. circa 2002.
5.1 18 28 Emails pertaining to Tolkien-based naming of lizard species, C. giganteus, 2009-2010. Gift of Stu Nelson.

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Series Box Folder Folder Title
- - - Letters,
5.1 6 7 Horus Engels' letter to JRRT (translation) regarding illustration of German edition of The Hobbit, November 1, 1946. (Original illustrated letter is a framed, 30" x 23" watercolor)
5.1 6 8 Witt, Michael A. Three letters written by Tolkien biographer Humphrey Carpenter; two letters by Rev. Robert Murray, S.J., and a brief note from Rev. John Tolkien. All letters dated 1978-1980. The letters are responses to Witt's inquiries about impact of Tolkien's Catholicism on his fiction. Witt was writing a master's thesis on the topic.Included here is follow-up documentation Witt sent about his master's thesis and communications with Richard C. West.

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Series Box Folder Folder Title
- - - Interviews (arranged chronologically),
5.1 6 9 "Tolkien Talking", by Atticus, 1966 November 27
5.1 6 10 "Don's Tales Start a US Campus Craze", The Times, 1966 February 11
5.1 6 11 "Now Read On" BBC Radio Interview, Denys Gueroult and J.R.R. Tolkien, 1970 December
5.1 6 12 Forsyth, Susan. "The Loneliness of the Children's Book Illustrator," an interview of Pauline Baynes, The Times, October 17, 1973
5.1 6 13 Lowe, Shirley. Talk with Priscilla Tolkien on The Father Christmas Letters, December, 1976
5.1 6 14 Handwritten notes on interview with Professor Clyde S. Kilby, author of Tolkien and the Silmarillion, by Jan Johnson, September 27, 1980
5.1 6 15 Typescript summary of interview, "Dr. Clyde S. Kilby Recalls the Inklings," by Michael A. Foster, October 10, 1980
5.1 6 15 Typescript summary of interview, "Dr. Clyde S. Kilby Recalls the Inklings," by Michael A. Foster, October 10, 1980 (revised copy, 2005)

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Series Box Folder Folder Title
- - - Biographical Material (arranged chronologically),
5.1 6 16 Tolkien, Michael. "The Wizard Father," Sunday Telegraph, September 7, 1973; "Letter to the Guardian," May 25, 1976
5.1 6 17 Carpenter, Humphrey. "Tolkien, John Ronald Reuel," entry in Dictionary of National Biography, 9th Supplement, 1971-1980, 1986, pp. 852-854.
5.1 6 18 Knowles, Sebastian D.G. "The Inklings in the War: J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and Charles Williams" containing "My 'purgatorial' story:" J.R.R. Tolkien's "Leaf by Niggle," chapter V of A Purgatorial Flame: Seven British Writers in the Second World War, Philadelphia, 1990, pp. 132-172.
5.1 6 19 Tolkien, Priscilla. "Memories of J.R.R. Tolkien in his Centenary Year," The Brown Book, Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, December 1992.
5.1 6 20 Tolkien, Priscilla. "News from the North Pole," Oxford Today, Vol. 5 No 1, Michaelmas 1992, pp. 8-9.
5.1 18 21 Tolkien, Michael. "Autobiographical essay on my grandfather, J.R.R. Tolkien, based on a public talk requested by The Leicester Writers' Club at College of Adult Education, Wellington Street, October 19th, 1995."
5.1 18 27 McIlwaine, Catherine, "Tolkien at the Crossroads," Literary Review, Issue 483, February 2020, p. 64.
5.1 18 29 "A Celebration of the Life of Priscilla Tolkien in words and music, Monday, 10 October 2022; St John the Evangelist Arts Center, Iffley Road, Oxford."

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Series Box Folder Folder Title
- - - University Collection (arranged chronologically),
5.1 6 21 Press Clippings on the Marquette University collection, 2001-
5.1 6 22 Marquette Journal, "J.R.R. Tolkien: Manuscripts of the Fairy Tale Writer," by Karen Sodlink, September 1981, pp. 8-10
5.1 6 23 The Manuscripts of JRRT, Exhibition catalog, September 12-23, 1983, Marquette University,Department of Special Collections and University Archives.
5.1 7 1 J.R.R. Tolkien: Drawings, Watercolors, and Manuscripts from 'The Hobbit', Exhibition catalog, June11-September 30, 1987, Marquette University, Patrick and Beatrice Haggerty Museum of Art.
5.1 7 2 Selections from the Marquette J.R.R. Tolkien Collection, July 1987, Marquette University Library, Department of Special Collections.
5.1 7 3 Tolkien Month (July 1987) Proclamation of Wisconsin Governor Tommy G. Thompson, citing the Tolkien manuscripts and exhibitions at Marquette and the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the publication of The Hobbit, July 1987.
5.1 7 4 Schultz, Steve. "Hobbits in the House," Marquette: The Magazine of Marquette University, Vol. 19 Issue 4, Fall 2001, pp. 16-19.
5.1 7 5 The Invented Worlds of J.R.R. Tolkien: Drawings and Original Manuscripts from the Marquette University Collection, October 21, 2004-January 30, 2005. Marquette University, Patrick and Beatrice Haggerty Museum of Art.
5.1 7 6 Lewellen, David. "Unraveling J.R.R. Tolkien," Marquette: The Magazine of Marquette University, Vol. 23 Issue 1, Winter 2005, pp. 22-25

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Series Box Folder Folder Title
- - - Exhibition Catalogues (arranged chronologically),
5.1 7 7 Drawings by Tolkien, Catalog of Ashmolean Museum exhibit, 1976-77
5.1 7 8 Drawings for 'The Hobbit' by J.R.R. Tolkien, February 24-May 23, 1987, Oxford University, Bodleian Library.
5.1 7 9 J.R.R. Tolkien: The Lyf so short, the Craft so long to lerne, May 16-22, 1992, University of Liege, Department of Germanic Languages and Literature.
5-1 - ER-1 Exhibition press coverage, "Maker of Middle-earth," Bodleian Libraries, Oxford, 2018

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Series Box Folder Folder Title
- - - Live Theater, Music, Musicals and Radio Broadcasts (arranged chronologically),
5.1 16-OS - Daily Egyptian, newspaper of Southern Illinois University, Vol. 49 No. 35, 4 November 1967, featuring a map of Middle-earth and article on play production.
5.1 7 10 Press clippings about musicals based on The Lord of the Rings, 1978, 2005
5.1 7 11 The Hobbit, play program. Presented by Mount Mary College, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, April, 1978
5.1 7 12 Maire Messenger. "The Ring in Your Ear," BBC Radio Times, March 7-14, 1981, pp. 70-74 (Story on radio adaptation of Lord of the Rings)
5.1 7 13 Program notes on The Lord of the Rings radio broadcast of Brian Sibley in 26 episodes, Radio Times (London), March 15-September 25, 1981.
5.1 7 14 Information on the "Theatre Sans Fil" production of "The Hobbit," 1983 (larger-than-life size puppets)
5.1 7 15 Materials from Theatre sans Fils' production of The Hobbit, using life size puppets. Includes an information sheet on the theatre and its history, correspondence between Dr. Blackwelder and the tour director, a program of the performance, and production stills and slides, 1984
5.1 7 16 "The Tale of the Rings of Power (and the End of the Third Age)," music by Thomas Peterson, Programs for performances by the Olympia College (Washington) Chorus and Orchestra, March 1987, and the Shoreline Community College Choir of the Sound and Orchestra, Moore Theatre, Seattle, Washington, March 1989
5.1 7 17 Starke, Shirley. Song for the White Rider, music and words composed and arranged for the harp, San Diego: T. B. Thomassen, 1991.
5.1 7 18 Program for the Fellowship of the Ring, adapted by Kevin McCoy, Lifeline Theatre, Chicago, Illinois, February 14-April 27, 1997
5.1 7 19 Program for 60th Annual Convention Concert of the Wisconsin Bandmasters' Association, Milwaukee's Lake Shore Symphony featuring the Madison Brass, Cudahy, Wisconsin, March 1997. Program included performance of "Hobbits," the 5th movement of Johan de Meij's symphony The Lord of the Rings.
5.1 7 20 Program for The Hobbit, adapted by Thomas Olson, The Children's Theatre Company, April 29-June 21, 1997, Minneapolis, MN.
5.1 15 13 Transcript of Ellen Kushner's "The Lord of the Rings" program on Sound & Spirit (#745), Public Radio International, WGBH Radio Boston, 2002.
5.1 17 13 "Musical Mythologies - The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring," Concert Schedule, Hollywood Bowl, August 2002.
5.1 7 21 Piller, Heinar. "The Lord of the Rings," Musicals, June/July 2006, pp. 92-95 (German)
5.1 15 14 Brochure for Yankee Holidays' The Lord of the Rings Theatre Packages, Toronto, 2006
5.1 7 22 Snelson, John M. "The Lord of the Rings," Musicals, August/September 2007, pp. 78-81 (German)
5.1 15 15 Program for Dean Burry's The Hobbit Opera, Sarasota Youth Opera, 2008 May 9-10
5.1 15 20 Promotional mailer for "Fellowship! The Musical Parody of 'The Fellowship of the Ring'" at the Falcon Theater; Burbank, CA, 4 June - 12 July, 2009.
5.1 18 26 Program for world premiere of Johan de Meij Symphony No. 5 "Return to Middle Earth," Valparaiso University, 3 November 2018.

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JRR Tolkien Collection
Series 5.1

Series Box Folder Folder Title
- - - Motion Picture Related (arranged chronologically),
5.1 8 1 Press clippings motion picture adaptations of "The Hobbit", 1977
5.1 8 2 Rateliff, John D. "The Lord of the Rings," a review of New Line's Trilogy in three parts, typed manuscript, source of publication unknown
5.1 8 3 "The Mirror of Galadriel," special issue of Media-World Magazine, Washington, D.C., 1978. Donated to the collection by Leah Fisher.
5.1 8 4 "J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings", Fantastic Films, p.46-48, 1978 October
5.1 16-OS - Wald, Eliot. "The Great Hobbit Gamble," Chicago Sun-Times, 12 November 1978.
5.1 8 23 Tri-fold promotional advertisement for "J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings", Fantasy Films, Saul Zaentz Production Company, 1978.
5.1 8 5 "The Lord of the Rings" (interview with Ralph Bakshi), Fantastic Films, 44-53, 1979 February
5.1 8 6 Murdoch, Alan. "The Lord of the Rings", Starburst, Vol. 1, issue #11, 1979, pp. 10-13
5.1 8 7 Marks, John. "Goodbye, Darth Vader. Hello Gandalf," U.S. News and World Report, March 10, 1997, p. 56.
5.1 8 8 Press clippings about New Line Cinema's The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, 1998-2001
5.1 8 9 Maynard, Roy. "Tolkien: the Movie," World, Vol. 15 No. 2, January 15, 2000, p. 29.
5.1 17 1 "Diana Wichtel Talks to Liv Tyler," New Zealand Listener, Vol. 173 No. 3132, May 20-26, 2000, p. 10-11.
5.1 17 2 Henger, Karyn. "Invasion of the Hobbits," New Zealand Woman's Weekly, June 5, 2000, p. 14-15.
5.1 17 3 Campbell, Gordon. "Lord of the Deals," New Zealand Listener, Vol. 175 No. 3154, October 21-27, 2000, p. 18-24.
5.1 8 11 Press clippings about New Line Cinema's The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, 2001-2002
5.1 8 12 Mottram, James. "Completely Elf-Centred," Film Review, FantasySpecial #37, 2001, pp. 12-16.
5.1 8 12 Spelling, Ian. "Lady of the Rings," Film Review FantasySpecial #37, 2001, pp. 18-21.
5.1 8 12 Roper, James. "Game for a Dwarf," and "Meet the Men Behind the Toys," Film Review Fantasy Special #37, 2001, pp. 22-23, 24.
5.1 8 13 "The Road Not Taken," Outre: The World of Ultra Media, No. 26, 2001,pp. 43-46.
5.1 17 4 "First Look 2001 - Movies: The Fellowship of the Ring," Entertainment Weekly, #579/580, January 26-February 2, 2001, p. 38-39.
5.1 17 5 Campbell, Gordon. "Lord's Prayer," New Zealand Listener, Vol. 177 No. 3168, January 27-February 2, 2001, p. 28-30.
5.1 8 14 Gillat, Gary. "One Ring to Rule Them All", Dreamwatch, pp. 44-48, 2001 May
5.1 17 6 Flynn, Gillian. "Hobbit Forming," Entertainment Weekly, #598, June 1, 2001, p. 15.
5.1 8 15 Floyd, Nigel. "Lord of the Rings in Cannes", SFX, pp.18-19, 2001 July
5.1 17 7 "It Hobbits," Entertainment Weekly, #602-603, June 29-July 6 2001, p. 32-33.
5.1 8 16 Roston, Tom. "The Chosen One," Premier, Vol. 14 No. 12, September 2001, pp. 48-53
5.1 8 17 Davis, Erik. "The Fellowship of the Ring," Wired, October2001, pp. 119-133.
5.1 8 18 Lawrence, Christopher. "Ringleader", InQuest Gamer, pp. 41-45, 2001 October
5.1 8 19 Adams, Doug. "Learning New Hobbits," Film Score Monthly,October/November 2001, pp. 22-26.
5.1 8 10 Flynn, Gillian. "Ringmasters." Entertainment Weekly. Issue 625/626, November 16, 2001, pp. 36-46.
5.1 8 20 Verini, Bob. "Hobbit Forming," Scr(i)pt, Vol. 7 No. 6,November/December 2001, pp. 34-37, 62-63
5.1 8 21 Ebiri, Bilge. "Veni, Vidi, Viggo," Yahoo: Internet Life, Vol.7 No. 12, December 2001, pp. 110-111.
5.1 8 21 Gunn, Angela. "Hobbits Go Hollywood," Yahoo: Internet Life, Vol. 7No. 12, December 2001, pp. 104-109, 112-113, 137.
5.1 8 22 Miller, Carole, Ian Spelling, Anthony Brown, and Bryan Cairns. "The Lord of the Rings", "What Came Before...", "Master of the Tale", "Voices From the Last Age", "The Ring Bearer", "10 Things You Never Knew About Christopher Lee", Xpose, issue #62, pp. 25-40, 2001 December

JRR Tolkien Collection
Series 5.1

Series Box Folder Folder Title
- - - Motion Picture Related (arranged chronologically),
5.1 9 1 Moro, Eric. "A Tale of Two Hobbits." Cinescape. Issue 55, December 2001, pp. 40-43.
5.1 9 2 "One Ring to Bring Them All, And In The Darkness Bind Them", Starburst, p.83, 2001 December
5.1 9 3 Unruh, Jack. "Elvish Lives." Entertainment Weekly.Issue 630, December 14, 2001, pp. 40-46.
5.1 9 3 Schwarzbaum, Lisa. "Force of Hobbits." Entertainment Weekly.Issue 630, December 14, 2001, pp. 50-51.
5.1 9 4 Weeks, Janet. "Frodo Lives!" TV Guide, Vol. 49 No. 50, December 15, 2001, pp. 16-27.
5.1 15 16 Johnson, Brian D. "Lords of the Ring," Maclean's, December 17, 2001.
5.1 17 8 Schwarzbaum, Lisa. "Lord of the Rings," Entertainment Weekly, #631-632, December 21-28, 2001. p. 106.
5.1 17 9 Gray, Simon. "Ring Bearers," American Cinematographer, December 2001. p. 36-51.
5.1 17 9 Magid, Ron. "Lord of the Realm," American Cinematographer, December 2001. p. 52-59.
5.1 17 9 Magid, Ron. "Imagining Middle Earth," American Cinematographer, December 2001. p. 60-69.
5.1 18 15 New Line Cinema, "A Journey to Middle-earth: Bringing an Epic to Life," Oscar Campaign booklet, December 2001 or January 2002.
5.1 9 5 Plesset, Ross. "The Adventure Begins: How Peter Jackson and Company Brought Middle-earth to the Screen," and "Peter Jackson--Being True to Tolkien: The New Zealand Director Honors a Literary Classic." Cinefantastique, Vol. 33No. 6, December/January 2002, pp. 32-41, 42-43.
5.1 9 6 Press clippings about New Line Cinema's The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, (2002), 2002
5.1 9 7 Knowles, Harry. "The Lord of the Rings," Total Film, No. 60,January 2002, pp. 44-63.
5.1 17 10 Gorday Taylor, Alina. "Master of Middle Earth," Smithsonian, Vol. 32 No. 10, 76-82.
5.1 9 8 Spelling, Ian. "Making The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring," "Hobbit Talk," "Four of the Fellowship," and "Elf Warrior," Starlog: Fantasy Worlds, No. 1, February 2002, pp. 38-43, 44-47, 48-51, 52-54.
5.1 17 11 Gordinier, Jeff. "Oscar Nominations 2002: Oh Sweet 'Lord'!" Entertainment Weekly, #640/641, February 22, 2002. p. 20-23.
5.1 17 12 Flynn, Gillian. "A 'Rings' Toss," Entertainment Weekly, #645, March 22, 2002. p. 12-13.
5.1 9 9 Duncan, Jody. "Ring Masters." Cinefex. No. 89, April2002, pp. 64-131.
5.1 9 10 Haley, Guy and Jayne Dearsley. "The Lord of the Rings: 101 Reasons Why You Must See The Twin Towers", SFX, issue # 96, pp. 62-73, 2002 October
5.1 9 11 Spelling, Ian. "The Warrior Repentant", Starlog, issue # 304, pp.50-53, 2002 November
5.1 16-OS - Oversize reproduction of TIME magazine cover, "Return of the Rings," 2002 December 2
5.1 15 17 "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers," Souvenir Edition, The New Zealand Herald, 2002 December 10
5.1 9 12 Flynn, Gillian. "The Power of the Towers", Entertainment Weekly, issue #682, 2002 December 15, pp. 30-39
5.1 9 13 Verini, Bob. "Who Shot J.R.R.? The Writing of The Two Towers," Scr(i)pt, November/December 2002, pp. 48-51
5.1 9 14 Gray, Simon. "A Fellowship In Peril", American Cinematographer, p.36-53, 2002 December
5.1 9 15 McDonald, Bernard D., "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers", "Orlando Bloom: Legolas the Elf", "Miranda Otto: The King's Niece", "Karl Urban: Eomer The Warrior", "Brad Dourif: The Devious Wormtongue", "Bernard Hill: King of Rohan", "Dominic Monaghan: Merry the Hobbit", "Christopher Lee: Saruman the Wizard", "Billy Boyd: Pippin the Hobbit", "Andy Serkis: The Creature Gollum", "Peter Jackson: The Visionary", "Dan Hennan: Supervising Art Director", "Barry Osborne: The American Producer", Pavement, issue #56, pp. 86-125. December/January 2002.
5.1 9 16 Hallock, Daniel. "Joy Like Swords," The Plough Reader, Winter2002, pp. 24-29.
5.1 9 17 Press clippings about New Line Cinema's The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, (2003), 2003
5.1 9 18 "The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King", Movie Insider, issue #3, 2003, pp. 18-20

JRR Tolkien Collection
Series 5.1

Series Box Folder Folder Title
- - - Motion Picture Related (arranged chronologically), continued,
5.1 10 1 Donnelly, Deborah, "Let Slip the Dogs of War" (on Miranda Otto, Bernard Hill, Brad Dourif, Liv Tyler, and Karl Urban), Xpose, issue #75, 2003 January, pp.17-22
5.1 10 2 Fishbaugh, Brent. "Rule Them All", InQuest Gamer, pp.44-48, 2003 January
5.1 10 3 French, Lawrence. "Fangorn and the Ents", Starburst, issue #296, 2003 January, pp.52-58
5.1 10 4 Roston, Tom. "The Hero Returns" (on Viggo Mortenson), Premiere, 2003 January, pp. 48-55
5.1 10 5 Spelling, Ian. "Haunted by the Ring", Starlog, issue #306, 2003 January, pp. 52-59
5.1 10 6 Fordham, Joe. "Middle-earth Strikes Back," Cinefex, No. 92, January 2003, pp. 70-142
5.1 10 7 McGinn, Diane. "Changing Thrones", Xpose, issue #79, 2003 January, pp. 40-43
5.1 10 8 Nathan, Ian. "The Two Towers: The Complete Picture," Empire, January 2003, pp. 100-137
5.1 10 9 Spelling, Ian. "Making The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers," "Gimli, Great Heart," "Four of the Fellowship," and "Her Elven Soul," Starlog: Fantasy Worlds, No. 2, February 2003, pp. 39-43, 44-47, 48-51, 52-54.
5.1 10 10 Spelling, Ian. "Master of Middle-Earth", Starlog, issue #309, 2003 April, pp. 46-51
5.1 10 11 Hayes, Stoddard K. "A Shire Thing" (on Sean Astin as Samwise Gamgee), Dreamwatch, 2003 June, issue #104, pp.40-42
5.1 10 12 "The Tolkien Effect", Starburst, issue #302, 2003 September, pp.20-27
5.1 10 13 Spelling, Ian. "My Precious...", Starlog, issue #315, 2003 October, pp.23-32
5.1 10 13 Spelling, Ian. "Translating Tolkien", Starlog, issue #315, 2003 October, pp.23-32
5.1 10 14 "The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King", Total Film, Issue #81, 2003 October, pp. 66-67
5.1 10 15 Carrillo, Jenny Cooney. "The Once and Future King", Dreamwatch, issue 109, 2003 November, pp. 46-48

JRR Tolkien Collection
Series 5.1

Series Box Folder Folder Title
- - - Motion Picture Related (arranged chronologically), continued,
5.1 11 1 Warren, Bill. "The Elf Pirate"(on Orlando Bloom), Starlog, issue #306, 2003 November, pp. 63-65
5.1 11 2 "Voices Off Part Two: Radio and Animation", Xpose, Issue # 81, 2003 November, pp.28-33
5.1 11 3 Gregory-Browne, Robert. "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers: The Special Extended Edition", Screentalk, 2003 November/December, pp. 30-34
5.1 11 4 Giles, Jeff. "Secrets of 'The King'", Newsweek, 2003 December 1, pp.50-62
5.1 11 5 Rottenberg, Josh. "Lure of the Rings", TV Guide, 2003 December 13-19, pp. 38-43 (Same guide, different cover)
5.1 18 1 D'Antal, Steve. "There's a Hobbit at the Bottom of my Garden," The Mail on Sunday, 2003 December 14.
5.1 18 2 Schwarzbaum, Lisa. "Crown Royal," Entertainment Weekly, #742, December 19, 2003. p. 51-52.
5.1 11 6 Laufer-Krebs, Bonnie. "Return of the King: Tribute talks to Viggo Mortensen, Elijah Wood and Andy Serkis (Gollum) about the final chapter in The Lord of the Rings Trilogy," Tribute, Vol. 20 Issue 9, December 2003, pp. 52-54
5.1 11 7 Bassom, David. "Pippin Yarns!", Dreamwatch, Issue #110, 2003 December, pp. 40-43
5.1 11 8 Nelson, Resa. "The Fall Season is Packed with Fantasy Films to Enchant all Moviegoers", Realms of Fantasy, 2003 December, pp. 8-9
5.1 11 9 Spelling, Ian. "Middle-Shipman" (on Billy Boyd), Starlog, issue #317, 2003 December, pp. 60-63
5.1 11 10 French, Lawrence. "All Hail The King: Part 1 of 2", Cinefantisque, Volume 35, No. 6, 2003 December/ 2004 January, pp. 30-44
5.1 11 11 "A Terrible, Empty Place: Part Three: Empty Years and Rebirth", Xpose, Issue #82, 2003 December/ 2004 January, pp. 22-38
5.1 18 3 Roston, Tom. "4 Hobbits Walk Into a Bar...," Premiere, Volume 17, No. 4, 2003 December/ 2004 January, pp. 64-76, 131.
5.1 11 12 "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" (contains articles on Viggo Mortenson, Philippa Boyens, Sean Astin, Mark Odesky, Howard Shore, Alan Lee, The Locals, Peter Jackson), Pavement, 2003/2004 Summer, pp. 110-143.
5.1 11 13 Tunison, Michael. "Bloom County" (on Orlando Bloom), Cinescape, issue #74, 2003 December/ 2004 January, pp.50-53
5.1 11 14 "The Lord of the Rings: Once and Future Kings", Entertainment Weekly, issue #743/744, 2003 December 26 / 2004 January 2, pp.16-18
5.1 11 15 Joy, Nick. "Let's Hear it for the Boyd", and Lawrence French, "The Marvels of Middle Earth" (interview with Grant Major), Starburst, Special #60, 2003 pp. 76-98
5.1 11 16 "Scrye: The Lord of the Rings", Scrye, 2003
5.1 11 17 Fordham, Joe. "Q&A: Peter Jackson," Cinefex, No. 96, January 2004, pp. 55-61
5.1 11 17 Fordham, Joe. "Journey's End," Cinefex, No. 96, January 2004, pp. 66-142
5.1 11 18 "The King and I", Dreamwatch, issue 111, 2004 January, pp. 38-40
5.1 11 19 Gray, Simon. "The Fate of Middle Earth", American Cinematographer, volume 85, no. 1, 2004 January, pp. 54-67

JRR Tolkien Collection
Series 5.1

Series Box Folder Folder Title
- - - Motion Picture Related (arranged chronologically), continued,
5.1 12 1 "MAD's Epic Outtakes From The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King", MAD, issue #437, 2004 January, pp. 18-20
5.1 12 2 Spelling, Ian. "Chronicle of A King" (on Viggo Mortenson), "Many Partings" (on Elijah Wood), and "Standing Small" (on Dominic Monaghan), Starlog, Issue #318, 2004 January, pp. 46-57
5.1 12 3 Thompson, Ellen. " The Littlest Frodo", SFX, issue #113, 2004 January, pp.60-64
5.1 12 4 Perenson, Melissa J. "King of the Ring", (on Viggo Mortenson), and "Shire Reckoning" (on Elijah Wood), Sci-Fi, 2004 February , pp. 42-52
5.1 17 4 Karger, Dave. "The King Rules," Entertainment Weekly, #749/750, February 6, 2004, p. 28-31.
5.1 12 5 Hayes, Stoddard K. "Long Live the King!", Dreamwatch, Issue #112, 2004 February, pp.38-42
5.1 12 6 "The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King", Film Review, issue #640, 2004 February, pp.64-65
5.1 12 7 Nelson, Resa. "The Lord of the Rings Comes Full Circle with Return of the King", Realms of Fantasy, 2004 February, pp.8-12
5.1 12 8 Spelling, Ian. "The Final Challenge" (on Sean Astin as Samwise Gangee), Xpose, issue 83, 2004 February, pp. 44-54
5.1 12 9 French, Lawrence. " Looking Over Middle-Earth", Starburst, issue #307, 2004 February, pp. 54-61
5.1 12 10 Haley, Guy. "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King", SFX, issue #114, 2004 February, pp. 70-73
5.1 12 11 Spelling, Ian. "Journey's End," "Farewell to Frodo," "Sam's Story," "Gollum's Song," "Sword of Eowyn," Starlog: Fantasy Worlds, No. 3, February 2004, pp. 9-13, 17-20, 22-25, 26-29, 30-33.
5.1 16-OS - Variety (Cover), 2004 February 2-8
5.1 12 12 Longwell, Todd, Sheila Crabtree, and Jon Silberg. "Eyes, Ears & Soul: Picture Editing, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (New Line)," The Hollywood Reporter, Wednesday, February 11, 2004, p. S-6
5.1 12 13 "And the Precious Goes to...," "Shoulda-Been Contenders," "Critic vs. Critic," Entertainment Weekly, #753, February 27, 2004, pp. 25-33, 40, 48-57
5.1 12 14 "Toasting Your Elf", Xpose, Issue 84, 2004 March, pp. 28-34
5.1 12 15 Edwards, Gavin. "Lord of the Oscars", Rolling Stone, issue #943, 2004 March 4, pp.32-33
5.1 12 16 Spelling, Ian. "Evenstar Farewell", (on Liv Tyler) and "Warrior Princess" (on Miranda Otto), Starlog, issue #320, 2004 March, pp.34-41
5.1 12 17 Spelling, Ian. "The White Wizard" and "Of Recaptured Glory", Starlog, Issue #321, 2004 April pp. 20-29
5.1 12 18 "Saying So Long to Lord Of the Rings", Movie Magic, 2004 May, pp. 42-45
5.1 12 19 Spelling, Ian. "Regarding Rings" and Pat Jankiewicz, "Sauron Speaks", Fantasy Worlds, Issue #4, 2004 August, pp. 56-65

JRR Tolkien Collection
Series 5.1

Series Box Folder Folder Title
- - - Motion Picture Related (arranged chronologically), continued,
5.1 13 1 Spelling, Ian. " Precious Times", Starlog, issue #325. 2004 August, pp. 58-61
5.1 13 2 Nathan, Ian. "The Lord of the Rings: The Untold Story", Empire, 2005 January, pp. 121- 134
5.1 13 3 Spelling, Ian. "Valiant Friend" (on Sean Astin), Starlog, issue #326, 2004 September, pp. 21-25
5.1 13 4 Dearsley, Jayne. "The Actor's Tale (interview with Sean Astin), SFX, issue #123, 2004 November, pp.42-45
5.1 13 5 Nelson, Resa. "The Lord of the Rings offers Fans a Ticket to Middle-Earth", Realms of Fantasy, 2004 December, pp. 12-16
5.1 13 6 Power, Rob. "Top 10 Films of 2004: #5 The Lord of the Rings Return of the King", SFX, review of 2004, pp. 34-35
5.1 13 7 Ruby, S.J. "Life After the Ring", Movie Insider, issue #6, 2004, pp.86-93
5.1 13 8 Spelling, Ian. "The Master Craftsman", Starlog, issue #330, 2005 January, pp.24-27
5.1 13 9 Spelling, Ian. "The Master Artist", Starlog, issue #331, 2005 February, pp. 32-35
5.1 13 10 "The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King", SFX, 2005 February, pp. 44-45
5.1 13 11 Nazzaro, Joe. "Shades of Middle-Earth", Fantasy Worlds, 2005 February, pp. 54-59
5.1 13 12 "Potter v. Saurman", Xpose, Issue #93, 2005 march, pp.18-20
5.1 13 13 Pond, Steven. When Hobbits Ruled Hollywood", Premiere, 2005 March, pp. 56-66 continued on p. 123
5.1 13 14 Watson, Sharon. "The Road Goes On", Starlog, Issue #337, 2005 August pp. 84-89
5.1 13 15 White, Paul. "Wonders of Weta", New Zealand, 2005 October/November, pp. 110-1170
5.1 13 16 Ouzounian, Richard. "Ring Master", Dance Spirit, 2006 May/June, p.104
5.1 13 17 Mackenzie, Richard. "The Morality and Medievalism of Middle-Earth", Renaissance, issue #49, 2006, pp. 46-52
5.1 14 1 Gaudiosi, John. "Ring World", Cinefantastique, 2006 March/April, pp. 48-49
5.1 18 5 Juarez, Vanessa and Missy Schwartz. "Hell on Middle-Earth," Entertainment Weekly, #911, December 15, 2006. p. 17-18.
5.1 14 2 "For Pete's Sake", Premiere, 2007 March, pp. 56-58
5.1 18 6 Giles, Jeff. "Sword Loser," Entertainment Weekly, #931-932, April 27-May 4, 2007. p. 142.
5.1 14 3 Day, Ashely. "The Road Goes Ever On...", Sci-Fi Now, 2008 May, pp. 96-105
5.1 14 4 "When Hobbit Met Hellboy", SFX, issue #182, 2009 May, pp. 25
5.1 14 5 Hamblin, Jon. "Achievement of the Decade" and "The Year of 2002", SFX Review of the Year, issue #41, 2009 Winter, pp. 55 and 90
5.1 18 7 Rottenberg, Josh. "Peter Jackson Talks Up His Hobbit Cast," Entertainment Weekly, #1127, November 5, 2010. p. 16-17.
5.1 14 6 "There and Back Again", SFX, issue #207, 2011 May, pp. 62-65
5.1 14 7 "Welcome To Hobbiton!", Total Film, Issue #181, 2011 July, pp. 18-20
5.1 18 8 Rottenberg, Josh. "Exclusive Sneak Peek: The Hobbit," Entertainment Weekly, #1161, July1, 2011. p.38-41.
5.1 18 9 Rottenberg, Josh. "Comic-Con Preview 2012: The Hobbit," Entertainment Weekly, #1215, July 13, 2012. p. 28-34.
5.1 14 8 "The Hobbit: A Tribute To The Unexpected Prequel to the Lord of the Rings", Topix Media Lab, 2012 November/December
5.1 18 10 Rottenberg, Josh. "Building a Better Hobbit," Entertainment Weekly, #1285, November 15, 2013. p.28-35.
5.1 18 11 Colbert, Stephen. "Force of Hobbit," Entertainment Weekly, #1342, December 19, 2014. p. 24-35. Bilbo Cover.
5.1 18 12 Colbert, Stephen. "Force of Hobbit," Entertainment Weekly, #1342, December 19, 2014. p. 24-35. Legolas Cover.
5.1 18 13 Nashawaty, Chris. "Review: The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies," Entertainment Weekly, #1343/1344, December 26-January 2, 2015. p. 96.
5.1 18 14 Renner Brown, Eric. "One Tattoo to Rule Them All," Entertainment Weekly, #1351, February 20, 2015. p. 23.

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JRR Tolkien Collection
Series 5.1

Series Box Folder Folder Title
- - - Course Outlines and Teaching Aids (arranged chronologically),
5.1 14 9 Hillman, Aaron. "The Fellowship of the Ring," Course Outline, August, 1971, 27 pp.
5.1 14 10 McClatchey, Dr. Joseph. Weaton College English Department, Syllabus for Literature 431, "Modern Mythology," Spring Semester, 1983
5.1 14 20 Flieger, Verlyn. Readings packet for ENGL 379A course on myth-making (Tolkien and his sources), University of Maryland, Spring 1986.
5.1 14 11 "50-Question Test, Essay/Discussion Questions: Teacher Edition, Essay Questions,"The Perfection Form Company, 1990
5.1 14 12 Random House reading guide for The Lord of the Rings, 2001
5.1 14 13 American Association of Retired Persons online Lord of the Rings / J.R.R. Tolkien literature course, November 2001
5.1 14 14 Syllabus for HUM 250: Topics in the Humanities, History of Middle Earth encompassing J.R.R. Tolkien's The Silmarillion and The Lord of the Rings with Dr. Steven D. Fratt, Trinity College, Spring 2009

JRR Tolkien Collection
Series 5.1

Series Box Folder Folder Title
- - - Announcements, Advertisements and Catalogues (arranged chronologically)
5.1 14 15 Conference announcements, subscription forms, advertisements for various Tolkien-related organizations, 1967-
5.1 14 16 Allen & Unwin catalog, "News Books July-December 1982" (previewing Mr. Bliss)
5.1 16-OS - Advertising pamphlet for J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings novels, 1984, six pages. (Norwegian)
5.1 14 17 Advertisements for Tolkien literature and Lord of the Rings merchandise, 1984-1997
5.1 14 18 Anderson, Brian. "The Hobbit 50th Anniversary," a commemorative booklet, Unwin Hyman, 10 pages, 1987. (2 copies)
5.1 14 19 Olney, Austin. "The Hobbit 50th Anniversary, 1938-1988," commemorative booklet, Houghton Mifflin, 9 pages, 1988. (3 copies)
5.1 14 20 Advertisement for law firm of Morrell, Peel & Gamlen, includes letter from J.R.R. Tolkien expressing gratitude to the firm, 1992
5.1 15 1 Houghton Mifflin catalogues featuring The Lord of the Rings, 2001-2003
5.1 15 2 The Noble Collection catalogues featuring The Lord of the Rings, 2001-2006
5.1 15 18 Flyer for "One Morning Long Ago" A Middle-earth & J. R. R. Tolkien inspired art exhibition, UK, 2006 May 20-23
5.1 15 19 The Noble Collection catalogues featuring The Hobbit, 2012-2014
5.1 15 21 Denny's advertisement for Hobbit breakfasts in AARP Bulletin, 2013 November.
5.1 18 16 "Journey Toward the Summit" booklet commemorating a First Edition of The Hobbit as the 5 millionth book acquisition at Texas A&M University Libraries, 2015.

JRR Tolkien Collection
Series 5.1

Series Box Folder Folder Title
- - - Promotional Material
5.1 15 3 Tolkien, Christopher, "Morgoth's Ring: The Later Silmarillion, Part One," press release timed to coincide with the publication of the Houghton Mifflin book, explaining the process by which the Silmarillion was created and written, 1984.
5.1 15 - Houghton Mifflin promotional materials for reprinting of the The Lord of the Rings, timed to coincide with the New Line Cinema's release of The Lord of the Rings films, 2001-2003
5.1 15 4 Houghton Mifflin press release on reprinting of The Lord of the Rings, timed to coincide with the New Line Cinema's release The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, Summer 2001
5.1 15 5 Houghton Mifflin covers and dust jackets for The Lord of the Rings editions, 2001-2003, released in conjunction with New Line Cinema's films
5.1 15 6 Houghton Mifflin The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Event Kit, 2001
5.1 15 7 Houghton Mifflin The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Event Kit, 2002
5.1 15 8 Houghton Mifflin promotional materials for New Line Cinema's The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, 2001
5.1 16-OS - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Event Kit for promoting the 75th anniversary of The Hobbit's publication, 2012.
5.1 16-OS - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Event Kit for promoting the The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, 2013
5.1 16-OS - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Event Kit for promoting the The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies, 2014
5.1 18 23 Cité Internationale de la Tapisserie, "Aubusson Weaves Tolkien," 2019.

JRR Tolkien Collection
Series 5.1

Series Box Folder Folder Title
- - - Miscellaneous
5.1 15 10 Santoski, Tom, Niphredil Blossoms, Scranton Pennsylvania, 1978. Small booklet of Middle-earth inspired poetry, 8 pages. (2 copies, SGH)
5.1 15 11 Brochure on Faith Tolkien's bronze bust of JRRT, 1982
5.1 15 12 Peoples Comic Book Newsletter, J.R.R. Tolkien Special Issue, Vol. 5 No. 51a, March 2002
5.1 18 17 Glass, Betty J. "The Mewlips" limited edition hand-printed book based on J. R. R. Tolkien's poem created as project for Book Arts course at University of Nevada, Reno, 2007.
5.1 15 22 "The Ring Bearer" article on Ross Douthat in Mother Jones, Jan/Feb 2010, with illustration by Steve Brodner featuring political figures as Tolkien characters.
5.1 18 20 The Times obituary of Merton College's Roger Highfield (1922-2017), containing Highfield's recollections of J. R. R. Tolkien, 2017.
5.1 18 21 Faerie Magazine, The J.R.R. Tolkien Issue, No. 42, Spring 2018.
5.1 18 24 Tolkien 2019 Conference; Birmingham, UK. Programme Booklet and nametag.
5.1 18 30 Documents on the relationship between A. H. Smith and J. R. R. Tolkien, provided by Smith's grandson, Robert Smith.
5.1 - ER-1 Documentation concerning University of Kansas's exhibiiton of Tolkien manuscripts borrowed from Marquette University in 1959.
5-1 18 31 Nicolas, Thibaud, "J.R.R. Tolkien, le mythe et l'intemporalité," La Recherche, Janvier/Mars 2024, pp. 134-139.